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Is a `beep in terminal` just the system alert sound (4x)?
by ProllyInfamous 2y ago
Is a `beep in terminal` just the system alert sound (4x)?
- zombot 2y agoIf you read the article, you'll get the answer :P
- Foxhuls 2y agoI may just be blind but I don’t think I see it referred to as anything besides “terminal beeps” throughout the entire article.
- zombot 2y ago> Here is the exact command I ran on my server: ... Look at the quoted command, there it is.
- marginalia_nu 2y agoHe's printing BEL (or \a), which could result in almost any sound depending on how the terminal is configured.
- thesuitonym 2y agoTry it out, open a terminal and type `for i in 1 2 3 4; do printf '\a'; sleep 1; done`
- ProllyInfamous 2y agoI'm a blue collar electrician, who knows just enough to be dangerous... which is why I won't type random code in on my local terminal (see: am idiot).